On This Water

Stay or drive

Two desks, one day

Monday, March 9. Same method. Same 1–10. Pick the water, not the drive you already decided.

Left desk

mexico · Ascension

Ascension Bay / Sian Ka'an

8.9OF 10

Day

low

Bonefish should be the day — flood the Ascension flats off Punta Allen — bones first, permit if you earned it.

Wind not in · incoming

Where

  • Punta Allen / Ascension flats · 9.0hard flat on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Boca Paila · 8.3sand dropoff on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Ascension brief

Right desk

louisiana · Venice

Venice / Birdfoot

8.8OF 10

Day

low

Redfish should be the day — flood the west-bank ponds, then the south passes if the bulls are in.

Wind not in · incoming

No live gauge this hour — the printed tide is the forecast.

Where

  • South Pass · 8.7pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Southwest Pass · 8.1pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
  • Venice west-bank marsh · 7.7marsh drain on a incoming tide is a workable match.
Open the Venice brief